Soccer pitches: An emerging battleground for control of Iraq
ISIS militant plays soccer with Syrian children
By James M. Dorsey
Iraqi soccer pitches have emerged as an alternative battleground in the struggle for control of Iraq between the Islamic State, the jihadist group that controls chunks of northern Iraq, and embattled Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.
Iraqi officials said the broadcasting last Sunday in Baghdad…
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